Jejunojejunal anastomotic obstruction following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass due to non-absorbable suture: A report of seven cases

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-15

  Gumbs, Andrew A ^a   Duffy, Andrew J ^a   Chandwani, Rohit ^a   Bell, Robert L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic gastric bypass; Morbid obesity; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

DACRON; NON ABSORBABLE SUTURE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH BYPASS; SUTURE;

ADHESIONS; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNAL DISEASES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SUTURES;

EID: 32544451148     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206775222131     Document Type: Article

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